Senior Highway/Roadway Project Manager

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc.; Watertown (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class benefits

Flexible hybrid work environment

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. seeks a Senior Highway/Roadway Project Manager for its Watertown, MA office. You will oversee key transportation engineering projects, including roadways and bikeways, ensuring sustainability and innovation in design.

The ideal candidate has a BS in Engineering, 11-15 years of relevant experience, and a current PE in Massachusetts. This role offers a hybrid work environment along with best-in-class benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 11-15 years' experience in engineering projects.
• Current PE in Massachusetts or ability to obtain it.
• Experience in preparing technical design documents.

Responsibilities

• Manage large highway reconstruction projects.
• Work with contractors on Design-Build projects.
• Train and mentor junior staff.
• Oversee construction administration for projects.
• Manage project planning and finances.
• Design highways and drainage systems.

Skills

Project management

Civil engineering

Traffic engineering

Stormwater management

Design-Build delivery

Education

BS in Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

Senior Highway/Roadway Project Manager (Hybrid – Flexible MA office location)

Job locations: US-MA-Watertown | US-MA-Worcester | US-MA-Boston

Overview

VHB's Highway Group is highly focused on development and infrastructure projects across New England, emphasizing sustainability and innovation. Recently, VHB has been recognized with several prestigious awards and a significant contributor to major development projects across the region and its innovative, sustainable solutions.

Through these initiatives and recognitions, VHB's Structures/Highway continues to demonstrate its commitment to advancing transportation infrastructure and improving community safety and sustainability in the New England region.

As a Senior Highway/roadway Project Manager, you would be responsible for the management of transportation engineering projects including roadways, bikeways, and utility design. Duties include overseeing traffic engineering, stormwater management, drainage, temporary traffic control, traffic signals, construction observation, cost estimating and construction administration. Our team uses its skills and experience to improve our communities with a sustainable, context-driven and integrated project delivery mindset. Our clients include local municipalities, MassDOT, DCR and other state public transportation agencies, and private partners who support the development of the places we live, work, recreate and learn.

Responsibilities

• Managing large multi-disciplinary highway reconstruction projects, both traditional bid-build and alternate delivery (Design-Build, PPP, etc.)
• Working with contractors for the delivery of Design-Build projects.
• Training / mentoring junior staff in various aspects of highway design.
• Assisting with the production and delivering transportation projects through the construction administration phase.
• Pre-design project planning and financial management.
• Design of highways and roads including the development of geometric layout, grading, and drainage, working with utilities, and environmental permitting.
• Development of technical design and specification documents.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering required. Masters degree preferred.
• 11-15 years' experience.
• Current PE in Massachusetts or licensed in another state with the ability to obtain a Massachusetts PE license within six months.

Salary

Our best estimate of the salary range for this position located in Boston/Watertown, MA is $140,000-190,000 and the position located in Worcester,MA is $130,000-180,000. The final compensation will be based on a variety of factors such as individual qualifications, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Meaningful work on complex projects with real community impact
• A collaborative, inclusive culture that values curiosity and shared success
• Support to grow your skills and lead through change
• Learning and development supported by evolving tools and technologies, including AI
• Best-in-class benefits and a flexible, hybrid work environment

Building what's next, together.

We foster a technology-empowered, peopledriven, futureready culture where agility, innovation, and collaboration shape how we work every day.

VHB is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Since our founding, we have intentionally fostered a culture of inclusion and belonging, supported by deep-rooted core values, one of which is diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.